My S12

well i bought my s12 vg for 400bucks in june from a tow yard in sac town and this is what i got, a car i need of some tlc, it had a house plug in outlet where the stereo should have been. i think crackheads owned the car be for me, cuz crackheads r the only people that would do some sh#t like that.





i did some work cleaned it out, buffed and polished. it came good.





put on the new grille




new rims, tires, lowering kit and s14 spindle, sturt swap
mb wheels 15x6.5
falken zein 205/50/15
megan racing springs front and rear for s13 s14
s13 kyb sturts and shocks

sheeeit, i wanted the SE lip kit of that exact car! west sac off Jackson road right?

get that fender fixed and you'll be in business...otherwise it looks good

sheeeit, i wanted the SE lip kit of that exact car! west sac off Jackson road right?

good job man, coming along nicely!

Looks good!

That's a door opening vs fender dent?
Just gotta pull the bottom of that fender forward maybe. Mine had that problem, but a little worse, mine was hit in the front that caused that.

more pics

I spy with my little eye... a new driver's seat? And what's with the suspension setup?

Nitro
I spy with my little eye... a new driver's seat? And what's with the suspension setup?

It looks lowered and I see some red springs with red shocks, what is those? Or it is a full stock?

Nitro
It looks lowered and I see some red springs with red shocks, what is those? Or it is a full stock?

I spy with my little eye... a new driver's seat? And what's with the suspension setup?

Wow... that is a very nice and quick restore of the car.  Also, I love the rims.    But then again... I have the same style.

Draconis
Wow... that is a very nice and quick restore of the car.  Also, I love the rims.    But then again... I have the same style.

What r the mirrors off of?

IggyEGuana
What r the mirrors off of?

I would say some generic brand mirrors from the looks of them.  If not that, I would bet something found at a yard.

Draconis
I would say some generic brand mirrors from the looks of them.  If not that, I would bet something found at a yard.

haha norcal tweakers.  glad I got outta there.

Buddy of mine up there has a CRX with the same problem.  Those little "GT" fake carbon mirrors.  They suck hard.  Cant even see with em cause they vibrate so bad and they dont adjust far enough lol.

I believe I have spares for both sides.... not sure if they were powered or not.  I can check them out if you want me to.

Draconis
I believe I have spares for both sides.... not sure if they were powered or not.  I can check them out if you want me to.

IggyEGuana
haha norcal tweakers.  glad I got outta there.

Buddy of mine up there has a CRX with the same problem.  Those little "GT" fake carbon mirrors.  They suck hard.  Cant even see with em cause they vibrate so bad and they dont adjust far enough lol.

installing s13 seats in my 200sx

take out the seats of the s12 and remove the seats bracket. and drill off the little hold down bracket


should look like this



take off the s13 bracket, do the same and drill it off. the inside bracket will need to be cut off, i used a grinder



now do the inside bracket first. get mocked up and welded it up


now put the seat(s13) and bolt the inside bracket on, cuz the s12 bolt holes are closer together, the s13 brackets are wider. so you have to move the bolt down bracket in on the outside backet



then spot weld it, and recheck it



bolt everthing together and put the seats in

s14 knuckle covervion
dont have alot of pics. my camera died

1 remove the wheel
2 remove the two bolts from the bottom of the spindle, using a 17mm wrench(real hard to get off)
3 remove the three strut mount bolts 14mm
4 step on the control arm, the strut should fall off.
5 now remove the ball joint nut and pin w/ pilers & a 22mm socket& breaker bar
6 remove tie rod nut and pin, 18mm socket
7 a use pickle fork to get bracket off the tie rod and ball joint


8 you can use s12,s13 & s14 ball joint.  if you want to put in new ball joints you have it press them in & out.

9 put the knuckle on, bolt everything on

(make sure u get s13 tie rods inters and outers) and get it alined

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wow, shes commin along huh, nice job man
made that VG shine

Wow nice write ups and the engine bay looks great.  Usually not a fan of the V6 but urs is very nice.

Ya I grew up in NorCal.  Born in Orange (SoCal) family moved to Marysville at a young age.  Citrus Heights when parents split.  Roseville when I moved out.  Back to Marysville when I moved back in with my dad.  Las Vegas when I re-moved out.  Lovin it so far but wouldn't mind SoCal, NorthWest, Central East Coast, Western Canada, Mayb Virginia somewhere.  You know how it is.  Mos def never NorCal again though.

I like S13 seats very much - they are comfortable and looks good also.  Is it better with this short shifter? Is it shortened stock? Because personally I feel that the 3-rd or 5-th gear is kinda far away and I need to reach it... So I'm thinking of possible ways.
And can you please explain what is this on the pic?:

Nitro... that is the Evap thing I think it's called.  All I know is that it has to deal with emissions.

Draconis
Nitro... that is the Evap thing I think it's called.  All I know is that it has to deal with emissions.

Charcoal Canisters basically absorb vented fumes

its for collecting fuel vapors so they dont vent to the atmosphere.

brewster240
its for collecting fuel vapors so they dont vent to the atmosphere.

Is it better with this short shifter? Is it shortened stock? Because personally I feel that the 3-rd or 5-th gear is kinda far away and I need to reach it... So I'm thinking of possible ways.
And can you please explain what is this on the pic?:

new cat-back exhast
$67 magnaflow
$13 2.5in 16 gauge steel pipes(summit)
$30 for the muffler shop to bend

very VERY nice muffler choice

Magnaflow = the real shit

Sound clip????

Whos C4?

IggyEGuana
very VERY nice muffler choice

Magnaflow = the real shit

Sound clip????

Whos C4?

then you should be vettekillerbob YAAA!

IggyEGuana
then you should be vettekillerbob YAAA!

brewster240
its for collecting fuel vapors so they dont vent to the atmosphere.

Yummy!  The taste and smell of petrol!  I love it as much as I love the smell and taste of burned rubber.  And before any of you ask if I've tasted burned rubber, I havent, but yanno when you smell something so strong you can all but taste it in the back of your throat.  Ummmm yeah.

omg dude i love you and your write ups. and your pictures +100

now for the s13 tie rods

you should have the tie rod disconneted from the knuckle, if you already did the s13 s14 knuckle cov.
1 take off the inter tie rod off with a pipe wench

2 the s13 tie rods (inters) are too long so you have to shorten them. there are two ways to do this
       

        (1) is to cut about 1/2in's (just a estimate) off the treads and the tie rod


       

        (2) cut about 1/2in's est. in the middle of the inter tie rod and the treads and weld it
see how the ends are taperd at the ends so the weld will be deeper







i took a flap grinder to the weld to flating the weld



then i powder coated the tie rod (red)



then i installed the tie rods


i did my own toe in alinement and this is how you do it

1 take a tape measure and measure a crossed the front and back of the tire.
start from the middle of one tire a crossed to the middle of other (mark it with calk)

2 take the measurement from the rear and the front of the front tires and add them together

x + y = z
then divide z by 2

for exmape
55.25 + 54.5 = 109.75

109.75 / 2 = 54.875

then your adjust the tie rods untill the lenght cross from tire to tire is the number you came up with.

David B
i love that tractor sound of the ca20e haha its grown on me when my muffler rotted off

good luck

Nice deal man.  That was quick.

Check my sig for auto to manual swap.  Urs will b exactly like mine.

well just got it, it was quick! i just sold my probe (fuck fords)so i had some money to spend
future mods
1. ka24de swap
2. mk1 grill an lights
3. 5 lugs swap
4. shock/spring

more pis to come, my camera died, whats new

wow, thats clean, nice grab!  you should take more pics of both cars like that....

If you're looking to shortening the tie rods, i'd recommend cutting it at the thread and then using a lathe to turn down to the correct diameter. Then you can just rethread the end and the strength won't be compromised.

Rotor
If you're looking to shortening the tie rods, i'd recommend cutting it at the thread and then using a lathe to turn down to the correct diameter. Then you can just rethread the end and the strength won't be compromised.

very very nice looking se. kudos for getting everything done on this car